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The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
About rebellion and revolution, set in far future and north america.
“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
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Start with The Hunger Games →
includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels
The Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
About gender and society and rebellion and revolution, set in north america.
“The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel set in Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States and forces fertile women into reproductive servitude as Handmaids; it is narrated by one such woman, Offred.”
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Start with The Handmaid's Tale →
The Running ManNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1982
Thriller & suspense, set in north america.
House of StairsNovel
William Sleatorstandalone novel1974
Psychological thriller, set in otherworld.
The Testing TrilogySeries
series4 books2013
Dystopia and science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about survival and political intrigue, set in near future.
“Joelle Charbonneau's Testing trilogy is set generations after a war has wrecked the world's governments and resources, when a rebuilt society selects its most promising graduates for the Testing, a competition meant to find future leaders.”
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Start with The Testing →
Shadow ChildrenSeries
series7 books1998
Set in north america.
“In some cases, a parent may choose to forge a child's identification card so a shadow child can live a normal life.”
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Start with Among the Hidden →